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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Though citizens of the community make their way around using only bicycles, large deliveries are transported by what type of vehicle?
(a) Trailers.
(b) Boats.
(c) Trucks.
(d) Coal carts.

2. What excuse does the male Nurturer give when leaving work early on the last day Claire's son is at the Nurturing Center?
(a) He says he has a stomachache.
(b) He says he has a feeling that his son Jonas needs him.
(c) He says he has a headache.
(d) He says he is sad about the child's coming murder.

3. During what times does Claire take her walks in order to run into the male Nurturer with her son in tow?
(a) During lunch and after the evening meal.
(b) Before breakfast and after the evening meal.
(c) At sunrise and at sunset.
(d) After breakfast and before the evening meal.

4. At what meal does Claire first realize that every other worker is taking a pill besides her?
(a) Breakfast.
(b) Evening Snack.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Dinner.

5. What is the reason that the boat workers are forced to wait one full day after the boat's arrival in order to unload the community's supplies?
(a) They must wait for the community's trash to be delivered to the boat before they can leave.
(b) They have arrived on Ceremony Day and the children of the boat workers always participate in the events.
(c) They have arrived on Ceremony Day and every community member is busy.
(d) They have to wait for gasoline to be delivered.

6. What type of body of water borders the community in which Claire grows up?
(a) A river.
(b) An ocean.
(c) A lake.
(d) A bay.

7. What age group is the only group to be given their assignments on the second day of the Ceremony?
(a) Twelves.
(b) Nines.
(c) Tens.
(d) Elevens.

8. Where does Claire's son sleep when the male Nurturer takes him home at night?
(a) In the room of the male Nurturer and his wife.
(b) On the patio.
(c) In the room of the male Nurturer's son.
(d) In the bathtub.

9. When Claire sees the male Nurturer out on his bicycle, how many months has it been since they have seen one another?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

10. What task does Marie perform on the boat?
(a) Deckhand.
(b) Maid.
(c) Captain.
(d) Cook.

11. The male Nurturer teaches Claire's son to respond in what way whenever Claire says bye-bye?
(a) He teaches him to wave.
(b) He teaches him to whistle.
(c) He teaches him to say bye-bye.
(d) He teaches him to flap his arms.

12. What skill does Claire tell the boat worker that the members of her community are required to learn at the age of five?
(a) To swim.
(b) To rollerskate.
(c) To draw.
(d) To ride a bicycle.

13. Dimitri tells the Fish Hatchery workers that a healthy diet does not include what?
(a) Marsupial.
(b) Mammal.
(c) Grains.
(d) Chemicals.

14. When Jeanette mentions that everyone liked her father, she says he had been quiet, but what?
(a) Compliant.
(b) Nice.
(c) Forceful.
(d) Accommodating.

15. What is the name of the male Nurturer's daughter?
(a) Lily.
(b) Stephanie.
(c) Peggy.
(d) Alice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What information does Claire's nametag contain besides her name?

2. Why do the children in the schoolyard gaze curiously at Claire when she is on her way to the Fish Hatchery?

3. How does the male Nurturer find out the name of Claire's son?

4. What occasion had prompted the community to perform the Ceremony of Loss a few years before the events of the narrative?

5. Of what actions does the funny face shared by Claire and her son consist?

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